Loretta Chase ( born Loretta Chase ), nee Loretta LindaChekani is an American writer of Albanian origin, the author of women's novels.
| Loretta Chase | |
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| Birth name | Loretta Linda Tsekani (Chekani, eng. Loretta Lynda Chekani ) |
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| Date of Birth | 1949 |
| Place of Birth | |
| Citizenship |  USA |
| Occupation | novelist |
| Years of creativity | 1987 - present time |
| Genre | love story |
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| Official site | |
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Biography
Loretta Linda Tsekani was born in 1949 [2] in a family of Albanian Americans.
She studied at the public schools of New England , and then received a bachelor's degree from Clark University , where she specialized in English and literature. During her studies, she alternated small part-time work with teaching practice, and also took a six-month “Dickens practice” as parking meter
After graduating from college, she first applied her writing skills in practice, creating a catalog for the exhibition [3] . Later, she began working as a screenwriter for a corporate video. During the execution of one of these orders, she met video producer Chase, who persuaded her to start writing novels, and whom she later married, becoming Mrs. Chase.
Her first manuscript, "Isabella" ( born Isabella ), was purchased by the first editor to read it in New York, which began Loretta's successful career as the author of romantic novels.
Quotes
About her marriage, Loretta said:
Books resulting from this alliance have received an astounding number of awards, including the RITA® Award from the Union of Romantic Writers of America.
Original Text (Eng.)The books of the RITA® Award, including the Romance Writers of America.- Jane Little: “Loretta Chase: My First Sale” [4]
Awards and prizes
Loretta Chase won two awards from the Romantic Writers of America ( RITA® Award ):
- Best Novel winner (1991): The Sandalwood Princess (Sandalwood Princess)
- Best Novel winner (1996): Lord of Scoundrels (Bride of the Mad Earl)
Her books also received several awards from the Romantic Times Reviewers' Choice , various RRA-L awards ( English Romance Readers Anonymous ) and many times got into the "Top 100" All About Romance "" ( All About Romance Top 100 Romances award ) [5] .
Bibliography
| No. p / p | Year | Russian name | English name | Series | Synopsis |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| one | 1990 / Jun | "Dodger Bet" | Knave's Wager | ||
| 2 | 1990 / Dec | "Sandalwood Princess" | The sandalwood princess | ||
| 3 | 1988 / Jul | Falling star | "Falling Star" in A Christmas Present 1994 (with Judith E. French and Lisa Kleypas) | ||
| four | 1987 | "Isabel" | Isabella | ||
| five | 1988 / Jul | "" | ' | ||
| 1994 | "Kiss the pirate" | Thief of hearts | |||
| 7 | 1995 | “Curse of the Fairy Queen” (The Most Beautiful) | Fairest of Them All | ||
| eight | 1996 | "Breath of Magic" | Breath of magic | Lennox Witch # 1 / Lennox Witch | |
| 9 | 1997 | "Touch of magic" (Touch of magic) | Touch of enchantment | Lennox Witch # 2 / Lennox Witch | |
| ten | 1998 | "My dear" | Nobody's darling | ||
| eleven | 1999 | "Charm the Prince" | Charming the prince | Fairy tale # 1 / Fairy Tale | |
| 12 | 2000 | "The Bride and the Beast" | The bride and the beast | Fairy tale # 2 / Fairy Tale | |
| 13 | 2001 | "Kiss to remember" | A Kiss to Remember | Farley Sisters # 1 / Fairleigh | |
| 14 | 2003 | "Ghost Tamer" | One night of scandal | Farley Sisters # 2 / Fairleigh | |
| 15 | 2004 | "Your till dawn" | Yours Until Dawn | ||
| sixteen | 2005 | "After midnight" | After midnight | Kane # 1 / Kane Trilogy | |
| 17 | 2006 | "The Vampire Who Loved Me" | The Vampire Who Loved Me | Kane # 2 / Kane Trilogy | |
| 18 | 2008 | "Sinful love" | Some like it wicked | Kincaid # 1 / Kincaid Highland | |
| nineteen | 2009 | "The Irresistible Savage" | Some like it wild | Kincaid # 2 / Kincaid Highland | |
| 20 | 2010 | "Devil's blanket" (The devil wears a kilt) | The devil wears plaid | ||
| 21 | 2010 | Goodnight tweetheart | |||
| 22 | 1994 | Falling star | - | "Falling Star" in A Christmas Present 1994 (with Judith E. French and Lisa Kleypas) |
Notes
- B BNF ID : Open Data Platform - 2011.
- ↑ Chase, Loretta . europe-today.in.ua. The appeal date is May 6, 2016.
- ↑ Chase, Loretta About Loretta (PDF) (not available link) . www.lorettachase.com . Circulation date August 5, 2012. Archived August 7, 2012.
- ↑ Litte, Jane My First Sale by Loretta Chase (PDF). www.lorettachase.com (May 23, 2008). The appeal date is August 5, 2012.
- ↑ Awards for Loretta Chase (PDF). www.fictiondb.com . The appeal date is August 5, 2012.